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#10 Weekly Esports Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

#10 Weekly Esports Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

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November 29, 2023

FaZe stumbled as underdogs Vitality clinch the Blast Fall Finals in an upset. Roster shuffles are in progress - Rianwaker dropped from Liquid while Snappi and Saw depart ENCE. Shopify Rebellion make moves too, rebuilding around returning superstar Arteezy. The esports industry gets mainstream recognition with two national teams honored in Parliament, but a lawsuit against NVIDIA for alleged trade secret theft shows the lengths companies go to win.

Also in our weekly round-up:

Overwatch 2 the ranking system is revealed
CSGO pro s1mple earn revealed
Brawl Stars World Finals 2023 suffers viewership decline
Rise of esports, glossary of industry terms and why it's a real sport
Tax breaks for esports winners proposed
Mobile game mortality rate is 83%
Value Propositions of web3 games

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

VITALITY end FaZe's streak at 18 to win Blast Fall Final, the BLAST Paris Major champions win their first trophy in CS2 after beating an underwhelming FaZe in the tournament decider

Major Winners and now Fall Final Champions
Congratulations to @TeamVitality 🏆
#BLASTPremier
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier)
5:54 PM • Nov 26, 2023

Boombl4 confirmed he is IGLing and AWPing ahead of his first LAN with his new team, Cloud9.
Ukrainian B1AD3 coach says NAVI are using this event to see how w0nderful adapts and how the team will perform with a different internal environment
Rianwaker released from Liquid, the Bulgarian is out of the organization after playing just 34 maps for the team
Replacing Magisk is not going to happen newcomers Mezii⁠ and flameZ⁠ have to step up
Paloma beat 9ine to qualify for IEM Katowice 2024 play in
FNATIC add bodyy, MATYS, and Kyubii to round out the international squad's starting five
Shopify Rebellion rebuild around Arteezy
DRX finalise a seven-man roster for the 2024 season
Apex Legends' most popular LTM, Three Strikes is here to stay for now
Two national esports teams given send-off in Parliament for M5 World Championships

Echo claim victory in WoW Dragonflight Amirdrassil RWF
Overwatch 2 the ranking system is revealed
T1 finally reveals full League of Legends roster for 2024 season
How much does CSGO pro s1mple earn?
Snappi and Saw depart ENCE, the pair were a part of the Finnish organization for three years
Team SMG, Team Lilgun secure M5 slots after dominant M5 Wild Card performance

Tournament, League & Season News 🏅

Xeno Pro Tour Manila 2023 countrys largest web3 esports tournament arriving
Brawl Stars World Finals 2023 suffers viewership decline
JetSynthesys to host India’s largest e-cricket tournament
Blast Premier announces schedule and format for 2024
Eight teams will compete at the Finnish event Elisa Masters for $200,000 in prize money
Fnatic Meg, Billieidk and more join co-streamers line-up for VCT 2023 Game Changers Championship

MEGS MARKETING IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
i’m here to be LOUD on behalf of @FNATIC by watch partying #VCTGameChangers
starting tonight @ 5pm GMT, be there or be square!
— FNATIC meg (@megsoundslikegg)
1:50 PM • Nov 28, 2023

Industry News 🛡️

NVIDIA sued for stealing trade secrets after screensharing blunder showed rival company's code
Minecraft shatters sales records: A journey to over 300 Million copies sold
Nvidia reports record Q3 results driven by surging demand for AI
Owen Mahoney stepped down after a decade of success as Nexon’s CEO
Riot Games revamps LEC Studio to bolster EMEA esports operations
LIV Golf to present the Esports Awards Open 2023
Oddin.gg and PGL announce data rights partnership for Major Copenhagen 2024
The rise of esports and esports glossary of industry terms and why esports is a real sport
Krafton forbids BMPS 2023 teams from playing practice matches and other tournaments
ByteDance's latest layoffs have reportedly gutted the publisher of Marvel Snap

Gaming News 🕹️

Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 – Everything We Know About
Assassin's Creed players have games interrupted by full-screen pop-up ads, Ubisoft says it was a 'technical error'
Fortnite Eminem Skin leaked for Fortnite Chapter 4 Live Event
Valve accidentally leaks Left 4 Dead prototype in Counter-Strike patch

Valve accidentally compiled and pushed earliest Left 4 Dead prototype called "Terror Strike" into the latest CS 1.6 update and community figured out how to play it.
— ‎Gabe Follower (@gabefollower)
7:09 AM • Nov 23, 2023

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20 Best Casual Games of 2023
Top 10 Nintendo Switch Games of 2023
Best FPS Games of 2023
Bungie confirms Destiny 2 expansion delay after team layoffs
Modern Warfare 3 Performance Breakdown PS5, Xbox Series X, and Series S Face-Off
When does Rainbow Six Siege Year 8 Season 4: Deep Freeze Launch?

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